The Hope and Angst of Family During the Holidays
Family. Holidays. Oh boy. For many of us, that particular combo is a tough one.
Recently it occurred to me that the holidays typically bring a fresh full round of blog posts,
...Mentoring and Recovery
Archives for Month: November 2016
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My Gratefuls List
Many many years ago, I had a mentee who made it a daily habit to create what she called her “gratefuls list.”
It wasn’t just her sincerity of intention that tugged at my heartstrings –
...Making Friends With Math
I know if I was a reader (which I am) and saw a post titled “Making Friends With Math” (in progress here) I would surely want to read it right away,
How We Choose to Live
When I was struggling to recover from my eating disorder (and depression, and anxiety, and low self-esteem, and codependency) I was pretty preoccupied.
I also thought I pretty much had the worst life in the world.
...How Do You Listen to Your Body?
Recently a dear friend asked me a question. She said, “Do you have any tips about how to listen to your body?”
I thought this was a great question and began eagerly to answer.
...Why Do People Litter?
As I mentioned in a previous post, recently I moved to a new neighborhood. I’m still living in Houston, the city where I was born, so I am quite familiar with it in certain parts.
...An Epidemic of Walls
So it is the day before election day, and on my mind are…..walls.
A few issues ago, Time magazine ran a brief article about walls, and all the different countries that have plans in the works to build one.
...Why I Never Want to Go Back to Kindergarten (but I still want to learn)
I will never EVER forget my first day of kindergarten.
Unfortunately, there are no words I can find to adequately describe the mind-numbing shock of opening that classroom door and being confronted with no less than 45 other small,
...Even Whales Can Be Superstitious
I love to go thrifting.
But unlike certain famous television folks with the same hobby, I’m not out to find a real Monet on sale for $12 (mostly because I probably wouldn’t recognize it) or a genuine dinosaur tooth from the Jurassic era…although that would be pretty cool.
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